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Join the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle on Friday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. for a Gingerbread Workshop. Join FOMOA in its tradition of decorating a gingerbread house. The houses will be freshly baked by a local baker. Design your house with a wide variety of candies, cookies, cereals, and more. We do the clean-up, and you go home with a marvelous gingerbread creation to enjoy through the season.
The Museum of the Albemarle will host History for Lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 20,  at 12 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium. Dr. Marvin “Marty” Richardson, member and vice chief of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, will provide an informative talk on the history, culture, language, education, and contemporary issues of American Indian tribes in North Carolina. Dr. Richardson will focus on the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe concerning the cultural revitalization, including the Tutelo-Saponi language.
WHAT: Wilmington Community GatheringWHEN: Thursday, Oct. 3, 6–7:30 p.m.WHERE: 1125 North 4th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401DETAILS: The North Carolina Museum of History invites community members in the Wilmington area to participate in an open discussion to help shape the future of the museum’s exhibits. This is an opportunity for the public to share their thoughts on how the state’s layered history should be presented to future visitors.
The Museum of the Albemarle will host History for Lunch Wednesday, Oct. 16, at noon in the Gaither Auditorium. Take a stroll down memory lane through Edward Fearing’s collection of photographs of “old” Elizabeth City dating back to the turn of the century.  Enjoy exploring Elizabeth City’s growth over the last 125 years.The Museum will offer the History for Lunch program in-person and through Zoom. Registration is not required to attend the lecture in person.The virtual program is supported by Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle.
WHAT: Greenville Community GatheringWHEN: Thursday, Oct. 3, 6–7:30 p.m.WHERE: 215 East Arlington Boulevard Suite E, Greenville, NC 27858
 Fall is here, a time of changing leaves, cooler weather, and harvests. But what did fall mean for the people of the past? What does it mean for the natural world today? On Saturday, Oct.
October 5, 2024, 7pm - 8:30pm
Join us for Tar Heel Troubadours, a celebration of Americana, roots, bluegrass, and traditional music performed by artists from or living and working in North Carolina.
September 21, 2024, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Join us for the second in a special, three-part series of concerts celebrating North Carolina’s unique story of moonshine and motorsports featuring NC legend of Americana, Jim Lauderdale, the iconic bluegrass trio, the Kruger Brothers, and Special Guests: Sheila Kay Adams, Donna Ray Norton, Melanie Rice, and William Ritter. This concert will be held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte with the final performance at the Museum of the Albemarle on March 29 in Elizabeth City. Tickets are required for each performance.
September 14, 2024, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Join us for Tar Heel Troubadours, a celebration of Americana, roots, bluegrass, and traditional music.
The Museum of the Albemarle will host History for Lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at noon in the Gaither Auditorium. Chris Meekins, born and raised in Elizabeth City, has been a public historian in the state of N.C. for over 30 years. For most of his career, Chris was an archivist, but in March 2020, he switched hats to become an editor for the Civil War Roster project. Tasked with packing up the old Roster office, Chris also decided to track the project's history. Since the Civil War, there have been several attempts to document the service of N.C. men in the war.